Classroom Educator - Sioux City

Crittenton Center; Sioux City (IA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Crittenton Center in Sioux City, IA is seeking an entry-level Classroom Educator to support daily classroom activities and collaborate with families under supervision of the Director of Child Development Centers.

Responsibilities include assisting in classrooms, data entry for Gold Assessment, attendance tracking, and helping to build relationships with children and staff. Strong communication and reliability are essential; some duties may vary with agency needs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Criminal background and abuse checks required, TB test.
• Fingerprint background check required for all Child Development Programs.
• Valid driver’s license and driving record acceptable for agency coverage.
• Maintain CPR and First Aid Certifications.

Responsibilities

• Follow Adult and Child Food Program guidelines and accreditation standards.
• Enter data for the on-line Gold Assessment for classrooms.
• Keep attendance for classroom and clock children in and out.
• Assist in the classrooms, as needed.
• Engage the children daily to build relationships and facilitate check-in/out procedures.
• Facilitate relationship building with children, teachers and family.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data entry

Classroom assistance

Relationship building

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Criminal background check

Fingerprint background check

TB test

CPR and First Aid Certification

Valid driver’s license

Job description

Job Details

Level: Entry, Job Location: Sioux City, IA 51106, Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time, Job Category: Child Development, Classroom Educator - Sioux City

Summary/Objective

Under the supervision of the Director of Child Development Centers, the Classroom Educator will perform daily desk functions, assist in the classroom and with parents and families.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Classroom Teacher

• Follows Adult and Child Food Program guidelines and accreditation standards.
• Enters data for the on-line Gold Assessment for classrooms.
• Keeps attendance for classroom and clocks children in and out.
• Assists in the classrooms, as needed.
• Engages the children on a daily basis in order to build relationships and facilitate the check in and out procedures.
• Facilitate relationship building with children, teachers and family.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in an early childhood learning environment. The role routinely comes into contact with clients who may have a variety of illness and varying degrees of hygiene. The job also includes frequent exposure to outside weather conditions. This role also routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, or sit, talk, see, taste, smell and hear.

The employee must occasionally lift or move items up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Job holder must be able to assist other staff during an emergency situation.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This position is typically Monday through Friday daytime and evening hours. Some holidays may be required. Work times and locations may vary depending upon the Agency needs.

Travel

Travel is primarily local during the business day.

Required Education and Experience

• A high school diploma or general education degree (GED) is preferred.
• A Criminal Background and Abuse check, as well as an up to date physical, including a TB test is required.
• A fingerprint background check is also required for all Child Development Programs.

Certificates, Licenses, Registration

• A valid driver’s license and a driving record sufficient to qualify for agency automobile coverage.
• Maintain current CPR and First Aid Certifications.

Equal Opportunity and Commitment to Diversity

The Crittenton Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, or service in the military. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

The Crittenton Center expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment or discrimination based on any of the characteristics mentioned above. Improper interference with the ability of other employees to perform their expected job duties is not tolerated.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.